U.S. Democratic Senate Candidate Kendrick Meek responded to today's announcement by the Florida Agency of Workforce Innovation that Florida's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 11.9 percent in January.
Since the State of the State address was delivered last week, news articles and economic data point to a worsening of Florida's economy, noted Kendrick Meek.
While most candidates simply write a check to get on the ballot, he will be the first statewide Florida candidate to qualify for the ballot by petition.
Meek: "From day one of our petition drive we have been focused on the people of this state, not on their political parties or ideology."
Leads final push as historic grassroots petition drive nears an end
On the occasion of today’s White House Health Care Summit, I would like to offer my full support for Question Time – a bipartisan effort to hold regular, unmediated, and open exchanges between the President and members of Congress, the direct representatives of the people.
Meek: "We salute Florida's firefighters, brave men and women who run into harm's way, not away from it."
Kendrick Meek: "We cannot afford to let our youngest and brightest minds leave Florida to work in other states, and worse yet, in other countries."
